diver sityとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/

名詞

diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities)

1. The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonuniformity

   • 1858 July 9, Stephen A. Douglas, "Speech of Stephen A. Douglas in Chicago", published in Political Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas (Cleveland, 1897):

     From this view of the case, my friends, I am driven irresistibly to the conclusion that diversity, dissimilarity, variety in all our local and domestic institutions, is the great safeguard of our liberties

   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados

     In much she reminded me constantly of my own lost child; in other ways she attracted me by her diversity.

   • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “"I feel like I have already been here a year"”, in The Vantage Point‎, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 23:

     On December 17 I addressed the UN General Assembly, stating that it was this nation's policy to help create a world that "can be safe for diversity and free from hostility."

2. A variety; diverse types or examples.

   Synonym: selection

   • 1983 August 6, Rob Schmieder, “Disco Consumers And Rock Activists”, in Gay Community News, page 15:

     Hendryx has laid down eight tracks that flow seamlessly through funk, disco, gospel, rock and reggae, with nary a false step along the way. She is at home in this diversity of styles because she has paid her dues in all of them: from her days as one of the dynamoes of Labelle through collaborations with rock band Talking Heads, funk band Cameo […]

   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity.

3. (chiefly business) Equal-opportunity inclusion.
   • 2003, Adalberto Aguirre, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America: A Reference Handbook, page 72:

     Bakke has shaped a precarious context for diversity initiatives in higher education. On the one hand, the U.S. Supreme Court has reasoned that race may serve a purpose in the admissions process; however, race may not be used as a corrective measure, such as by establishing quotas.

   • 2021 November 11, Jay Caspian Kang, “Can We Talk About Critical Race Theory?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Diversity is now a big industry — about $8 billion per year gets spent on diversity trainings in America — and parents might be feeling blindsided by the rapid changes, many of which came after last year’s George Floyd protests.

   • 2023 May 7, Caroline Davies, Emily Dugan, quoting Adjoa Andoh, “Coronation aimed for diversity but real challenges still lie ahead”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     One place there were none, of course, was on the Buckingham Palace balcony, as was observed by the Bridgerton actor Adjoa Andoh – who contrasted on the ITV coverage “the rich diversity of the abbey” and “a terribly white balcony”.

派生語

関連する語

• diverse
• divert
• divers

参考

• inclusivity